anemone

noun

anem·​o·​ne ə-ˈne-mə-nē 

1

: any of a large genus (Anemone) of perennial herbs of the buttercup family having lobed or divided leaves and showy flowers without petals but with conspicuous sepals

called also windflower

2

: sea anemone

Examples of anemone in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Underwater photos and videos show the bow is now home to various coral, anemones, basket stars and other marine creatures. —Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 July 2025

The bow wreckage now supports a biodiverse community of deep-sea corals, anemones, and basket stars, utilizing the hull as their habitat. —Cara Tabachnick july 8, CBS News, 8 July 2025

Images showed anemones using their tentacles to pluck organic particles from the water and eat them with their mouths. —Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 13 May 2025

In amazing footage from a recent dusk dive, Sorensen has shared what lays below the water's surface, capturing vast fields of plumose anemones in full bloom. —Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025

Word History

Etymology

Latin, from Greek anemōnē

First Known Use

1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing anemone

• rue anemone
• sea anemone
• wood anemone

Rhymes for anemone

• hegemony

Kids Definition

anemone

noun

anem·​o·​ne ə-ˈnem-ə-nē 

1

: any of a large genus of herbs related to the buttercups that have showy flowers

2

: sea anemone

Medical Definition

anemone

noun

anem·​o·​ne ə-ˈnem-ə-nē 

1

capitalized : a genus of herbs of the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae) widely distributed in temperate and subarctic regions that have lobed or divided leaves and showy flowers and that include some (as a pasqueflower) used medicinally especially formerly

2

: a plant or flower of the genus Anemone